Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-01-12
Minor Mention.

After forty days of voluntary starvation,
Mary Harlan died in Louisville hospital,
on the 9th.
Conductor Henry Huberts and an un-
known man were killed in freight collision
on the Wilmington e Northern Road, near
Wawasset Station, Pa.
On the 9Th inst. A. Cruthers, David
Porter and John Thurston started to walk
from Coal Mine, Mont, to Billings, twelve
miles north. Cruthers only arrived alive,
the other two being frozen to death.
large concrete maya zine in the redoubt
containing powder and material for manu-
featuring pyrotechnics, at Fortress Mon
roe, Va, blew up on the 9th from sponta-
neous combustion. The glass in the off,
GERS quarters and hotel suffered.
Threw of the crew of the American ship
Harvey Mills were picked up in the Pacific
in an open boat and taken to San Pedro,
CAL, where they arrived on the 9Th. The
Harvey Mills foundered and sank at sea.
The 3-year-old son of John Bahler was
burned to death at his home in Wabash,
Ind, his clothing catching fire from stove.
Thos. r. Whitehead, for twelve years
clerk OF the Cleveland Board of Education,
has been found to be defaulter for So, 500.
Richard Graham and Benz. Benson were
killed in the Joyville, N. j., mines by frozen
oil and rock falling on them.
The extensive boot and shoe manu-.
featuring firm of Falley & Hois, of La Fay
cite, Ind, has made O. voluntary transfer
OF it's assets to James B. Faley. as trustee,
who is an endorser for the firm to the
amount of SGT 1000. The available as
sets are scheduled at 1927 900 and the
liabilities at $15O,OOO.
Smoke.
The recently constructed hotel located
at Belchertown, Mass, was totally destroy
ed by fire early on the morning of the 9Th.
The structure was owned by B. F. Butler
and valued at 100000 insurance, $16,-
600. The fire was of incendiary origin.
On the morning of the 9Th the Ohio
Southern Railroad machine and car shops
at Springfield, o., caught fire by an ex-
plosion OF a torch in the round house, and
are now macs Of ruins. Six LOGON olives
and two cars of valuable machinery and
the buildings were destroyed. Lose, $14O,-
600; fully insured.
The most serious fire which has occurred
In Hartford, Conn.,, in years, broke out at
noon on the 9th, in the dry goods store OF
G. 0. Sawyer & Co. The fire got under
great Roadway before the frozen fire n.y.
drants could be thawed. The fire burned
till after 6 P. NJ. and completely Quilted the
block of three stores in which Ct. O. SAWYER
& Co.'s store was the central one. The ag.
gregate loss is estimated at $3.50 900, with
about $15O,OOO insurance. Robert r.
Laughton lost his life.
A fire which started at midnight of the
9Th, in the rear of A. B. Kalnweiler &
Bros large double dry goods store, Law
renee, Kas., burned itself out about day
light. The firemen and citizens were power
less and the flames consumed the entire
block. Fortunately no wind was blowing
and the confagration did not leave the
original block. The total loss is $500, 900,
divided among seven firms. The insurance
is less than $4,000.
At Bellefontaine, Pa, on the 9th, fire de-
stroyed the Valentine Company store and
several adjoining buildings. Loss, $75 900
to 100000.
Fire, on the night of the 9th, destroyed
the five-story brick building and contents
at $50 and $50 West Thirtieth Street, New
York. The first floor was occupied by the
owner, George Steiner, as a kindling wood
factory. The upper floors were occupied
by Frost, Robinson & Co., veneer chair
manufacturers. Several firemen were hurt
by falling walls. The estimated loss is
$780, 900, with some insurance.
Fire in the Odenarchi Palace, at Rome.
on the I'd, caused loss OF 100000
The building contained valuable collec-
ton OF ancient paintings and furniture.
which was consumed together with all the |
jewels belonging to the princess.